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Architectural Art Glass 102: Glass Style.

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ el_class=”new-left-side”][vc_column_text]The design world is buzzing with excitement to explore glass as a functional and dramatic style element. Being a motivated and cutting edge style enthusiast, you hop online to find what kind of glass countertop would be best for your kitchen remodel or what glass table top would add an eye catching element […]

Architectural Art Glass 101: Getting Started.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Architectural Art Glass companies like Glassworks, Inc. are in the business of designing and manufacturing unique glass products that both catch the eye and serve an architectural function. Our domain is the unknown, with technical expertise and creative problem-solving as our greatest assets. Custom work like this involves constant reinvention to suit each unique situation. […]

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Spring 2011 Design Partner Feature: Hensel Design Studios

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Steven Hensel of Hensel Design Studios We have the privilege of collaborating with many of the Pacific Northwest’s most celebrated architects and designers. Perhaps none is more celebrated than Steven Hensel and Hensel Design Studios based in Seattle, who just recently won the prestigious Seattle Homes & Lifestyles Publisher’s Choice Award in partnership with Seattle Design Center’s Northwest Design Awards. The […]

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A tour of sustainability at Natural Balance House

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1497″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Homeowners Glen and Deb Bruel invite you to visit their new ‘Natural Balance House’ – expected to be the first LEED Platinum home on San Juan Island featuring Architectural Art Glass by Glassworks, Inc. Architectural Art Glass by Glassworks, Inc. includes: Cast Glass Countertop Recycled Glass Wine Room Door Fuzed Glass Light […]

Puget Sound Business Journal features Glassworks, Inc.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1493″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] In the Friday, April 15, 2011 issue of Puget Sound Business Journal, Staff Writer Steve Wilhelm featured the folks behind Glassworks Inc. in the Growing Your Business section of the paper. Wilhelm’s article includes a brief examination of the 40+ year history of the company, Glassworks’s place in the Seattle Art Glass movement, as […]

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Recycled Glass Awards to 2011 Salmon-Safe Recipients

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1489″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://www.salmonsafe.org/”][vc_column_text] Portland based non-profit organization Salmon-Safe and Seattle’s NBIS teamed up to honor several Puget Sound area businesses who have made great efforts to protect Salmon runs and their habitats. NBIS member Glassworks, Inc. contributed art-glass award plaques that included a base made of 100% cast recycled glass to each recipient. […]

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Tish Oye and women business owners meet with US Senator Patty Murray

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1486″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] March 21, 2011 – US Senator Patty Murray met with a small group of Seattle area women business owners at the Seattle Women’s Business Center (1437 S. Jackson Street) to discuss a wide range of challenges, including access to capital and specific issues that women owned businesses face. Glassworks, Inc. Principal, Tish Oye, was honored to […]

Cast glass counters measure up to green alternatives

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the age of growing ecological awareness and sustainability, you can find many sources attempting to inform you about what materials are the most “green” for your kitchen and bathroom counter surfaces. The majority point to recycled glass as one of the top choices [see related articles and sources list]. However, pure cast glass is almost always […]

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Winter 2011 Design Partner Feature: Architects Hawaii

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We enjoy celebrating the success of our many creative and innovative design partners. This quarter we are focusing some special attention on Architects Hawaii staff members, Karen Muraoka, Interior Designer, and Mariel Moriwake, Associate AIA, who recently partnered with us in their design of the Straub Oncology Treatment Center in Honolulu, HI. Designing a Healing Environment From day one on […]

Glassworks Principal joins board of ASID WA

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ASID WA State Chapter – Board Members 2011 A message from Glassworks Principal, Tish Oye (pictured second from right): I am honored to have joined the American Society of Interior Designers Washington State Board of Directors. As an Industry Partner and Director at Large my main focus is to encouraging interactions between interior designers and the firms that […]